scab

¹scab

noun \ˈskab\

Definition of SCAB

1

: scabies of domestic animals

2

: a crust of hardened blood and serum over a wound

3

a : a contemptible person b (1) : a worker who refuses to join a labor union (2) : a union member who refuses to strike or returns to work before a strike has ended (3) : a worker who accepts employment or replaces a union worker during a strike (4) : one who works for less than union wages or on nonunion terms

4

: any of various bacterial or fungus diseases of plants characterized by crustaceous spots; also : one of the spots

Origin of SCAB

Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Swedish skabbr scab; akin to Old English sceabb scab, Latin scabere to scratch — more at shave

First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with SCAB

ab, blab, cab, crab, Crabbe, dab, drab, fab, flab, gab, grab, jab, lab, Lab, Mab, nab, slab, stab, tab